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806501

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that new buildings are constructed to such a standard that they will not require energy-efficiency upgrades before 2050.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017, sets out our ambitions for improving the energy performance of all buildings including new and existing properties. As part of this, and following the outcome of Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety, we will consult on improving energy requirements for new buildings where the evidence suggests that there are cost effective and affordable opportunities, and it is safe and practical to do.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2017 16:06:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

804585

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to meet the target that all new homes should be built to meet the lifetime homes standard by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	118621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>In October 2015, the Government introduced new requirements to the Building Regulations allowing local authorities to apply a new minimum standard to new housing developments if they feel this is necessary, justified by need, and does not compromise the viability of the development.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2017 14:08:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

802978

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Autumn Budget 2017, how the announced £8 billion of new guarantees to support house building will operate in practice.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	118398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has provided debt guarantees to support the provision of affordable and privately rented homes since 2013. The existing guarantee schemes have supported the delivery of over 42,000 homes.</p><p>The further £8 billion guarantee capacity will ensure that the housing sector continues to be able to the access debt markets once the existing guarantee schemes have expired.</p><p>We will engage the market over the coming months as to the most effective way of deploying this new guarantee capacity.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2017 12:03:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

802999

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a right to bid for assets held by local authorities to release land for housing.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	118419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Right to Contest already provides a mechanism by which local people can challenge public bodies, including local councils, to release unused and underused land for housing.</p><p>The Government has no current plans to change this approach but would give consideration to any specific proposals which come forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2017 12:01:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 29543 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

802705

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many English planning authorities do not have an adequate five year land supply.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	118254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities to identify a supply of deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years worth of housing against their housing requirements. Most areas produce an annual assessment of their position in five year land supply but this position may alter throughout the year as a result of market conditions and challenge at appeal.</p><p>The Housing White Paper included a proposal to offer greater certainty to local planning authorities, developers and communities by enabling authorities to consult with key stakeholders and agree their housing land supply with the Planning Inspectorate. This would then be fixed for a one-year period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 12:19:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma previous answer version 29218 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

802202

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if a (a) local planning authority, and (b) planning inspector, is able to consider as a material planning consideration, the likelihood of a local planning authority making up a shortfall identified in its five year supply of deliverable housing sites in later years in an (i) existing Local Plan; and (ii) emerging Local Plan, when determining planning application.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The starting point for decisions by local planning authorities and planning inspectors will be the approved development plan for the area taking into account relevant material considerations, including national planning policy and guidance. All housing allocations and infrastructure plans need to be deliverable.</p><p>Where a Local Planning Authority (LPA) has not delivered sufficient completions in previous years against its housing requirement this will result in a shortfall of supply against the five year land supply. The preferred approach (as set out in Planning Guidance) to addressing past shortfalls is to ensure they are met within a five year period (known as the Sedgefield method), but LPAs have argued at both examinations and appeals that due to their particular circumstances they need to meet the past shortfalls over the whole plan period. Inspectors have considered the most appropriate approach on a case by case basis.</p><p>To ensure that the guidance on five year land supply is suitably clear, transparent and comprehensive, the Government committed in the Housing White Paper to issue new guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 117891 117894 117897 question first answered 15/12/2017 12:38:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

802204

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a local planning authority not able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites can deliver the shortfall in future years in the Local Plan period.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The starting point for decisions by local planning authorities and planning inspectors will be the approved development plan for the area taking into account relevant material considerations, including national planning policy and guidance. All housing allocations and infrastructure plans need to be deliverable.</p><p>Where a Local Planning Authority (LPA) has not delivered sufficient completions in previous years against its housing requirement this will result in a shortfall of supply against the five year land supply. The preferred approach (as set out in Planning Guidance) to addressing past shortfalls is to ensure they are met within a five year period (known as the Sedgefield method), but LPAs have argued at both examinations and appeals that due to their particular circumstances they need to meet the past shortfalls over the whole plan period. Inspectors have considered the most appropriate approach on a case by case basis.</p><p>To ensure that the guidance on five year land supply is suitably clear, transparent and comprehensive, the Government committed in the Housing White Paper to issue new guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 117889 117894 117897 question first answered 15/12/2017 12:38:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

802207

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a (a) local planning authority and (b) planning inspector has a duty to consider as a material planning consideration (i) the delivery of new housing during the course of a Local Plan period of fifteen years and (ii) each five-year period of the supply of housing sites for new housing when considering the impact and weighting of a local authority's position in relation to their delivery of a five-year supply of housing sites.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The starting point for decisions by local planning authorities and planning inspectors will be the approved development plan for the area taking into account relevant material considerations, including national planning policy and guidance. All housing allocations and infrastructure plans need to be deliverable.</p><p>Where a Local Planning Authority (LPA) has not delivered sufficient completions in previous years against its housing requirement this will result in a shortfall of supply against the five year land supply. The preferred approach (as set out in Planning Guidance) to addressing past shortfalls is to ensure they are met within a five year period (known as the Sedgefield method), but LPAs have argued at both examinations and appeals that due to their particular circumstances they need to meet the past shortfalls over the whole plan period. Inspectors have considered the most appropriate approach on a case by case basis.</p><p>To ensure that the guidance on five year land supply is suitably clear, transparent and comprehensive, the Government committed in the Housing White Paper to issue new guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 117889 117891 117897 question first answered 15/12/2017 12:38:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

802208

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue new guidance in relation to the protection of sites located in the countryside outside of settlement boundaries from new housing in instances where a local authority (a) can and (b) cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable sites.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out (at paragraph 55) that to promote sustainable development in rural areas, housing should be located where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities. New garden communities have an important role to play in meeting local housing needs over the medium and long term.</p><p>If an area cannot demonstrate a five year land supply the relevant policies for the supply of housing should not be considered up to date. In this circumstance permission should be granted unless any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits. Exceptions where development should be restricted include land designated as Green Belt and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The need for new or revised Planning Guidance is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 117899 117902 question first answered 14/12/2017 17:01:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

802210

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration (a) local planning authorities and (b) planning inspectors should give to the scheduled building of new infrastructure beyond the five-year period for the supply of deliverable housing sites when determining planning applications in circumstances where a local planning authority (a) can and (b) cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable sites.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	117897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The starting point for decisions by local planning authorities and planning inspectors will be the approved development plan for the area taking into account relevant material considerations, including national planning policy and guidance. All housing allocations and infrastructure plans need to be deliverable.</p><p>Where a Local Planning Authority (LPA) has not delivered sufficient completions in previous years against its housing requirement this will result in a shortfall of supply against the five year land supply. The preferred approach (as set out in Planning Guidance) to addressing past shortfalls is to ensure they are met within a five year period (known as the Sedgefield method), but LPAs have argued at both examinations and appeals that due to their particular circumstances they need to meet the past shortfalls over the whole plan period. Inspectors have considered the most appropriate approach on a case by case basis.</p><p>To ensure that the guidance on five year land supply is suitably clear, transparent and comprehensive, the Government committed in the Housing White Paper to issue new guidance.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 117889 117891 117894 question first answered 15/12/2017 12:38:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel